Finally Lined.................

and ready for the mail.................................

I sure hope my friend likes her new bag..................... :)

thanks for stoppin' by......

hugs... love... & blessings

.::Tam::.

That's God............

From a dear friend.......................


It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen rain in almost a month. The crops were dying. Cows had stopped giving milk. The creeks and streams were long gone back into the earth. It was a dry season that would bankrupt several farmers before it was through. Every day, my husband and his brothers would go about the arduous process of trying to get water to the fields. Lately this process had involved taking a truck to the local water rendering plant and filling it up with water. But severe rationing had cut everyone off. If we Didn’t see some rain soon...we would lose everything. It was on this day that I learned the true lesson of sharing and witnessed the only miracle I have seen with my own eyes. I was in the kitchen making lunch for my husband and his brothers when I saw my Six-year-old son, Billy, walking toward the woods. He wasn't walking with the usual carefree abandon of a youth but with a serious purpose. I could only see his back. He was obviously walking with a great effort ... trying to be as still as possible. Minutes after he disappeared into the woods, he came running out again, toward the house. I went back to making sandwiches; thinking that whatever task he had been doing was completed. Moments later, however, he was once again walking in that slow purposeful stride toward the woods. This activity went on for an hour: walking carefully to the woods, running back to the house. Finally I couldn't take it any longer and I crept out of the house and followed him on his journey (being very careful not to be seen...as he was obviously doing important work and didn't need his Mommy checking up on him). He was cupping both hands in front of him as he walked, being very careful not to spill the water he held in them ... maybe two or three tablespoons were held in his tiny hands. I sneaked close as he went into the woods. Branches and thorns slapped his little face, but he did not try to avoid them. He had a much higher purpose. As I leaned in to spy on him, I saw the most amazing site. Several large deer loomed in front of him. Billy walked right up to them. I almost screamed for him to get away. A huge buck with elaborate antlers was dangerously close. But the buck did not threaten him...he didn't even move as Billy knelt down. And I saw a tiny fawn lying on the ground; obviously suffering from dehydration and heat exhaustion, lift its head with great effort to lap up the water cupped in my beautiful boy's hand. When the water was gone, Billy jumped up to run back to the house and I hid behind a tree. I followed him back to the house to a spigot to which we had shut off the water. Billy opened it all the way up and a small trickle began to creep out. He knelt there, letting the drip, drip slowly fill up his makeshift "cup," as the sun beat down on his little back. And it came clear to me: The trouble he had gotten into for playing with the hose the week before. The lecture he had received about the importance of not wasting water. The reason he didn't ask me to help him. It took almost twenty minutes for the drops to fill his hands. When he stood up and began the trek back, I was there in front of him. His little eyes just filled with tears. "I'm not wasting," was all he said. As he began his walk, I joined him...with a small pot of water from the kitchen. I let him tend to the fawn. I stayed away. It was his job. I stood on the edge of the woods watching the most beautiful heart I have ever known working so hard to save another life. As the tears that rolled down my face began to hit the ground, other drops...and more drops...and more suddenly joined them. I looked up at the sky. It was as if God, himself, was weeping with pride. Some will probably say that this was all just a huge coincidence. Those miracles don't really exist. That it was bound to rain sometime. And I can't argue with that... I'm not going to try. All I can say is that the rain that came that day saved our farm...just like the actions of one little boy saved another.



hugs...love...& blessings
.::Tam::.

A good day to pick Rhubarb.........

~*~*~*~*~*~*~Good Afternoon~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

Well.... its a warm sunny day.... a good day to pick some rhubarb and make some yummy stuff with it!
My little David went outside to the side of the house and retrieved some wonderful rhubarb stalks!!!
We cleaned them up ...............and I spent some time in the kitchen chopping... cooking... and creating these two very yummy items........................

Here we have Strawberry Rhubarb Jam........................ YUM

And here is a Rhubarb Pie that I didnt get a picture of soon enough! YIKES... they dug right in!
Dont get your hands in the way of anyones fork reaching for Rhubarb Pie around here!!!! :)



I'm thinkin' I better make more pie the next time David drags in Rhubarb! :)
Thanks for stoppin' by................. have a GREAT day!


hugs... love ... .& blessings
.::Tam::.

Thank you mom...........

As I look back on my life I find myself wondering.....
Did I remember to thank youfor all that you have done for me?
For all of the times you were by my side
to help me celebrate my successesand accept my defeats?
Or for teaching me the value of hard work,
good judgement, courage, and honesty?
I wonder if I've ever thanked you for the simple things...
The laughter, smiles, and quiet times we've shared?
If I have forgotten to express my gratitude
For any of these things,I am thanking you now....
and I am hoping that you've known all along,
how very much you are loved and appreciated.
love , Tam





Happy Mother's Day
to all the beautiful moms out there!!!!

Newest design..........

I'm still writing this up... but this is my "Reversible Clutch"

On one side its Rose in color.................

Flip it inside out.. and its white..................

hugs... love & blessings

::☼ ♥ ☼ Tam ☼ ♥ ☼::

Wow............ I'm spoiled..........

This absolutely beautiful blanket I won on the 'ville! Is it unbelievable or what!?! The yarn is so soft... it has a silver sparkle through it. I LOVE IT!!!!!
Thank you Dawn!!!!

hugs.... love & blessings

:::::::.:*~*:.Tam.:*~*:.:::::::::

Ready to deliver............

A while back I had made this 5-10 point round ripple baby blanket for a friend. Well................. she finally had her baby! 2 weeks late.... poor girl!
Anyway... I made a gift bag to put the blanket in.

Here's another look at the blanket..........................

And here's the gift bag I made to put it in......................

thanks for stoppin' by!

hugs... love .. & blessings

::::::::::.Tam.::::::::::::

HaPpY bIrThDaY pAtRiCk...........

I cant believe my boy is 15yrs old.................... :( sigh!
Where did the time go?

We took Patrick to Red Lobster (His FAVORITE place to eat) for dinner!
Look at all that food he ordered.............. wow... is he going to eat it all? Well... salad and two bowls of soup are gone.....................

David is shocked at all the food he has .......................... :)

Michael digs right in..........................

Uhoh.............. I snuck away and told the staff at Red Lobster to help us celebrate.......... hehehehehe they sang to him ... he loves me.... :)

Well................... he did it............. ate the whole thing. He gets dessert now.

Oh............. no waiting here................ he digs right in to his cheesecake! YUM!

Wow... must have been good.......................... :)

Time for gifts!

A new Wii system..... (ours broke). A new iPod touch... (his was stolen) and two certificates........ one for a trip to get his drivers permit and one for a new Used car. He's one happy little boy!

Happy Birthday baby!!! Mommy loves you!!!!!

A lovely RAOK...........

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Wanted to stop in and show off this lovely gift I got in the mail this week.
What a wonderfully simple item to bring a smile to ones face! hehehehe... Literally!
I got this beautiful Facecloth with a handful of really neat soap samples from a really super lady I met on the 'ville.... and had the pleasure of meeting on our trip to Florida a couple Christmas's ago.

Thank you Jana!!!! This sure was a sweet little gift that brought me happiness!




hugs... love.... & blessings
.::Tam::.

In design mode.............

I've been spending some time designing tote bags/purses lately.
Here are a couple I have crocheted.
This one I'm calling "Granny's Bag" I have it hand written... need to type it up!

This one I call "Gathered Tortoise Shells"

I have this one typed and has been tested by two lovely ladies! I need to clean up the pattern before I make it available.

hugs... love & blessings

.::Tam::.